namũ

See also: namu

Kikuyu

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /námò(ꜜ)/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 9 with a disyllabic stem, together with gĩcũhĩ, njũi, and so on.

Noun

namũ class 9/10 (plural namũ)

  1. eland (Taurotragus oryx)
    Synonyms: thiruai, thirua

(Nouns)

  • manamũ class 6

References
    • “namũ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 278. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
    • Leakey, L. S. B. (1977). The Southern Kikuyu before 1903, v. I, p. 451. →ISBN
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